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Provision of auxiliary and ancillary external services at passenger stations
Prestación de servicios externos auxiliares y complementarios en estaciones de viajeros — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 10:00 — 15 days left.
- You submit on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via the Plataforma de Contratación (PLACSP): registration plus a recognised digital certificate / eIDAS signature — as an EU bidder, arrange this early; it typically takes days. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: Spanish.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Provision of ancillary and ancillary external services at passenger stations Lot 1: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Central Stations. Head of Area Madrid Sur. Lot 2: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Central Stations. Head of Area Madrid Norte. Lot 3: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of East Stations. Head of Alicante Area. Lot 4: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of East Stations. Head of Valencia Area. Lot 5: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Head of Area Barcelona. Lot 6: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger…
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… stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Girona Area Headquarters. Lot 7: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Head of Tarragona Area. Lot 8: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Head of Area Zaragoza Lot 9: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northwest Stations. Lot 10: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of North Stations. Head of Bilbao Area. Lot 11: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of North Stations. Head of Valladolid Area. Lot 12: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of South Stations. Head of Seville Area. Lot 13: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of South Stations. Head of Area Malaga. Lot 14: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of South Stations. Head of Extremadura Area. · Lot 1: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Central Stations. Head of Area Madrid Sur · Lot 2: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Central Stations. Head of Area Madrid Norte · Lot 3: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of East Stations. Head of Area Alicante · Lot 4: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of East Stations. Valencia Area Headquarters · Lot 5: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Head of Area Barcelona · Lot 6: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Girona Area Headquarters · Lot 7: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Tarragona Area Headquarters · Lot 8: Provision of auxiliary and complementary external services in passenger stations. Subdirectorate of Northeast Stations. Head of Zaragoza Area
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (11 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to RENFE VIAJEROS, S.M.E., S.A.n = 11
- 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,224 awards since 2016, spread over 875 companies). That is well below the sector norm (47%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 2,224 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (2,103 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 2,103
- The award came in at a median 72% of the estimated value (473 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 86%.n = 473
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,224 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 2,224
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
Selection criteria — not structured in the notice
The buyer left the criteria block of the EU form empty; the eligibility requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Spanish.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| TALLERES ALEGRÍA, S.A. | 25 | 2019–2025 |
| Mieres Rail, S.A. | 20 | 2021–2026 |
| COMSA, S.A.U. | 19 | 2019–2026 |
| ARDANUY INGENIERÍA, S.A. | 17 | 2020–2025 |
| SIEMENS RAIL AUTOMATION, S.A.U. | 16 | 2017–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 11 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 27 (median of 7,300 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Transport support services, 21 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,175 recorded awards) — mostly from Portugal, Germany, Italy.
Submission language: Spanish.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spanien) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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